when you are so dependent that the more #sovereign you can imagine is moving from #WhatsApp to #Signal 🫠
#DigitalSovereignity #digitalindependence
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They broke #WhatsApp for #Windows completely. At least with JAWS, I hear "Press right and left arrows" instead of each and every message with virtual cursor turned off. Also, it randomly starts calls on arrow keys sometimes. Absolutely unacceptable behavior.
UPDATE. Tested without Doug's scripts and with #NVDA, same results. Random messages, especially missed calls, are read as "Press left and right arrows...".
#Accessibility #Blind
UPDATE. Tested without Doug's scripts and with #NVDA, same results. Random messages, especially missed calls, are read as "Press left and right arrows...".
#Accessibility #Blind
@opensourceopenmind similarly, I got my family and friends to talk to me via #DeltaChat because I simply don't have #WhatsApp, #Telegram etc. in my phone, I never try to convince them talking about encryption or open source, I simply say "I don't use that apps, you can reach me in this one" and then it is about a practical problem and not ideological one, I don't go saying "you should uninstall whatsapp now" but they are more willing to respect/understand your own ideological decisions
@bogo
Happy Birthday to #InstantMessaging and #RealTimeCommunication with #XMPP!
Emerged from the #Jabber #community in 1999 and originally designed to provide an open and #decentralised alternative to #ICQ and #MSN, XMPP evolved to an independent alternative for todays #chat apps.
#rtc #whatsapp #signal
Contre #Trump on voit bien l’impact limité des #rassemblements et #manifestations… Il est temps de boycotter sérieusement les produits US :
🔸 #CocaCola, #MacDonald : c'est pas un gros effort, ça nous manquera pas !
🔸 #Apple, #Microsoft : go #Linux !
🔸 #Google : degooglisons-internet.org avec l'aide de @Framasoft
🔸 #Whatsapp : go #Matrix !
... liste à compléter ...
#boycott #BoycottUSA #impérialisme #Venezuela #Palestine #BDS
Dégooglisons Internet - Accueil
Les géants du web centralisent nos vies numériques en échange de leurs services Les communautés du logiciel libre offrent des services alternatifs éthiques Le réseau Framasoft souhaite le démontreren les hébergeantdegooglisons-internet.org
OS: daily driving #Linux for ~2 years.
Email: #Proton for ~6 years, #Tuta for ~1 year (recently switched my business to Tuta)
Password Manager: Proton Pass for most things. Self hosted #Bitwarden for my homeland stuff.
Search: Used #DuckDuckGo and #StartPage for a long time but recently moved to a self hosted instance of #SearXNG
Spent a few days with the new #whatsApp UI on Windows.
So far, the experience is not as bad as it could be, but it's far from good as well:
- The time this Ui takes to load is painfully long. Understandable given essentially a whole entire browser is being spun up but that is a regression.
- Focus often doesn't stay where it's meant to when you leave and then return to the window. This worked fine in the previous version,thus a regression.
- Something in the underlying browser wrapper REALLY doesn't play nice with NVDA, often failing to properly focus or provide meaningful accessibility properties leading to an "unknown unknown unknown" reading. Not sure to what degree the Meta folks have control over this but if you're going to use third party wrappers you take on the responsibility of those wrappers malfunctioning and thus, regression.
- Resource usage has gone way up, I consider that a regression. #accessibility
It's finally new #WhatsApp app day on Windows for me. If you were thinking I would buck the trend by saying it's not all that bad, then I would have to seriously ask whether you've ever read any of my posts at all.
It's shite.
RE: fosstodon.org/@arcanechat/1157…
#ArcaneChat doesn't have delivery receipts, only read receipts, the only automatic responses the app does in your behalf is to handle invite links, for that to be abused you first have to share your invite link with a malicious contact, you can get in contact with random/public entity via their invite link and be safe, as long as it is not you the one sharing your invite link!
In #Signal / #WhatsApp as soon as you contact someone or they guess your number you are vulnerable
"Tool allows stealthy tracking of #Signal and #WhatsApp users through delivery receipts"cyberinsider.com/tool-allows-s…
Another privacy vulnerability caused by the dependency on phone numbers.
In #ArcaneChat (and other #chatmail clients like #DeltaChat) you don't need a phone number (or any private data at all!) to register, so such attacks are simply impossible, keep your family safe, join arcanechat.me
Tool allows stealthy tracking of Signal and WhatsApp users through delivery receipts
A new tool named Device Activity Tracker exposes a privacy flaw in WhatsApp and Signal that lets attackers covertly monitor user activity.Alex Lekander (CyberInsider)
"Tool allows stealthy tracking of #Signal and #WhatsApp users through delivery receipts"
cyberinsider.com/tool-allows-s…
Another privacy vulnerability caused by the dependency on phone numbers.
In #ArcaneChat (and other #chatmail clients like #DeltaChat) you don't need a phone number (or any private data at all!) to register, so such attacks are simply impossible, keep your family safe, join arcanechat.me
Tool allows stealthy tracking of Signal and WhatsApp users through delivery receipts
A new tool named Device Activity Tracker exposes a privacy flaw in WhatsApp and Signal that lets attackers covertly monitor user activity.Alex Lekander (CyberInsider)
@ambiguous_yelp that was just an example, and ofc everything can be improved :)
currently I don't see SimpleX as a serious alternative to #WhatsApp I could recommend to my mom
DMA crackdown for the win! 🙌 #WhatsApp is becoming interoperable in the EU
What does this mean?
✅ WhatsApp users in the EU can message people on other apps
✅ More #freedom for you
✅ Better chances to compete for smaller apps
➡️ Find out more here: tuta.com/blog/whatsapp-interop…
DMA wins: WhatsApp will become interoperable with other messaging apps. | Tuta
WhatsApp users in Europe will soon have the choice to message users of other services within WhatsApp thanks to the DMA’s crackdown on Big Tech.Tuta
První výsledky rozsáhlého výzkumu online bezpečnosti dětí. Zapojilo se do něj více než 53 000 žáků základních a středních škol v čr, převážně věk 13 až 17 let.
- 7 % žáků uvedlo, že někdo zneužil #AI k vytvoření jejich svlečené fotografie
- vyučující často doporučují #WhatsApp k instalaci i žákům z 1. stupně zš
- ubližuje se především v chatovacích skupinách typu třída-parta na WhatsAppu
- nejčastějším útočníkem spolužák ze třídy
#cznic #jsns #upol #linkabezpeci
Safer Internet Centrum - Safer Internet Centrum
Boj proti nedovolenému, nechtěnému a škodlivému obsahu a zvyšování všeobecného povědomí v této oblasti mezi rodiči učiteli a dětmi jako koncovými uživateli.bezpecnyinternet.cz
Chat Control is back, but slightly changed:
❌ No backdoor of encryption
❌ No forced scanning
🚨 But: Age verification (no anonymity)
The update just quietly passed in the EU Council & now needs to be discussed with the EU Parliament.
👁️Big Techs like #Gmail and #WhatsApp will continue to scan your data.
Will you keep fighting against #ChatControl?
Blocking the WhatsApp messenger in Russia is "only a matter of time," said Anton Nemkin, a member of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy and a member of United Russia.
moscowtimes.ru/2025/11/26/vopr…
«Вопрос времени». В Госдуме предупредили о неизбежной блокировке WhatsApp
Блокировка мессенджера WhatsApp в России является «лишь вопросом времени», заявил член комитета Госдумы по информационной политике, единоросс Антон Немкин.Русская служба The Moscow Times
Meta pitching app store age verification law to Canadian government
Me: No, no and especially not in the hands of a foreign entity
toronto.citynews.ca/2025/11/25…
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Meta promouvoit une loi sur la vérification des âges par les App Store au gouvernement canadien
Moi: non, non et surtout pas entre les mains d’une entité étrangère
lactualite.com/actualites/meta…
#Meta #Canada #CANpoli #CDNpoli #Facebook #Instagram #WhatsApp
Meta pitching app store age verification law to Liberal government
OTTAWA — Meta has been lobbying the federal government for new rules to implement age verification at the app store level — which would put the burden on companies like Apple and Google, not individual platforms like Meta’s Facebook and Instagram.News Staff (CityNews Toronto)
one day you unwrap() what you shouldn't have, another day you again unwrap what you shouldn't have. What should I do with you bigtech?
#cloudflare #whatsapp #bigtech
#cloudflare #whatsapp #bigtech
🚨 3.5 billion users: Entire WhatsApp directory publicly accessible
Source: theregister.com/2025/11/19/wha…
Here are our best #WhatsApp alternatives: tuta.com/blog/best-whatsapp-al…
Conclusion: Choose #Signal
Researchers claim 'largest leak ever' after uncovering WhatsApp enumeration flaw
: Two-day exploit opened up 3.5 billion users to myriad potential harmsConnor Jones (The Register)
What the actual f...k? How does a multibillion dollar company like #Meta not mitigate against this kind of historic data leak???
"3.5 Billion Accounts: Complete #WhatsApp Directory Retrieved and Evaluated"
heise.de/en/news/3-5-Billion-A…
#DigitalRights #privacy #DataProtection #DigitalSecurity
3.5 Billion Accounts: Complete WhatsApp Directory Retrieved and Evaluated
Vienna researchers retrieved all WhatsApp numbers. The 3.5 billion profiles represent the largest data leak in history—and it's worse than you might think.Daniel AJ Sokolov (heise online)
No, there was no leaked database of 3.5B #WhatsApp users. Researchers from Vienna simply used the contact discovery method with all possible phone numbers to get contact data of 3.5B users. They informed WhatsApp who kinda fixed it by setting rate limits for contact discovery and the researchers deleted their collected data. Read the paper instead of clickbait :)
github.com/sbaresearch/whatsap…
whatsapp-census/Hey_there_You_are_using_WhatsApp.pdf at main · sbaresearch/whatsapp-census
Contribute to sbaresearch/whatsapp-census development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
"WhatsApp flaw allowed researchers to scrape data of 3.5 billion users"
Things that can never happen in #ArcaneChat since there is no phone number or any personal data required
cyberinsider.com/whatsapp-flaw…
WhatsApp flaw allowed researchers to scrape data of 3.5 billion users
Researchers uncovered a flaw in WhatsApp's contact discovery mechanism, allowing them to enumerate over 3.5 billion active accounts.Alex Lekander (CyberInsider)
Hey, did you know that Movim allows you to link your #Discord, #Telegram, #WhatsApp and #Matrix accounts to your main XMPP one and chat with all your contacts in one integrated platform? 🤩
We are working hard with @nicoco to ensure a perfect integration with the Slidge gateways project slidge.im/ 🥸🤝🥸
Message synchronization, reactions, stickers, GIFs, chatrooms, invitations, file transfer... you can now find all those exciting features fully working across all your linked accounts in Movim ✨.
Now you can move to #XMPP while staying in contact with all your friends. 👌
Try it out on mov.im/ or by deploying your own instance 😸!
@TheDailyBurble, happy to help.
Another cool feature of #XMPP are "gateways" that make it relatively easy to connect with other IMs.
e.g.
#Libervia to #ActivityPub and #email (CC @Goffi )
nlnet.nl/project/Libervia
libervia.org
#Slidge to all sorts of other IM like #Matrix, #Mattermost, #Steam, #Discord, #Whatsapp, FB … (CC @nicoco )
slidge.im — Gateways from XMPP to Other Networks
Slidge is a chat gateway library for XMPP built in Python, and a set of gateways for other networks.slidge.im
🇷🇺 Russia wants China's Great Firewall
After Tuta Mail, it's now also blocking #Signal & #WhatsApp to stop its citizens from using #encryption
Together with @torproject, @fightforfuture and others we are standing up to say: Stop! ✊
Everyone deserves #privacy.
Read our open letter: 👉 tuta.com/blog/tutanota-blocked…
Open Letter to Russia against blocking of encrypted apps like Tuta Mail, Signal & WhatsApp | Tuta
Tuta(nota) was blocked in Russia in 2020, Signal in 2024, and next up is WhatsApp. We are standing up to stop Russia from building a surveillance state like China.Tuta
Everyone is now realizing that WhatsApp is evolving towards its latest form (archive.md/L3W74). If you value secure messaging, you may want to check out @signalapp or @matrix (wich is #federated). EPFL also has its own Matrix instance at matrix.epfl.ch (use @element as a client).
#SecureMessaging #WhatsApp #WhatsappAlternative #Signal #Matrix #Element #Privacy #SelfHosted
🚨 WARNING: Google is trying to force you into using #Gemini AI on Android in #Gmail, #WhatsApp & other apps - hijacking your data for "AI training"
This is opted in by default – so check your Settings to opt out.
Here’s how: 👉 tuta.com/blog/how-to-disable-g…
On July 7, Gemini AI will access your WhatsApp and more. Learn how to disable it on Android. | Tuta
Gemini AI needs to be disabled on Android or it will override your privacy settings and gain full access to your texts, calls, and WhatsApp - even if you’ve turned off Gemini Apps Activity.Tuta
🚨 WhatsApp is getting ADs 🚨
First #MetaAI in your messenger & now #ADs. 🫣
But will it stop there? Probably not!
Find out more here 👉 tuta.com/blog/how-to-turn-off-…
How to turn off WhatsApp ads – once and for all. | Tuta
WhatsApp users say hello to ads - or turn them off with this guide! Meta-owned instant chat app has announced that it will soon start showing ads. But why did WhatsApp break its no-ad promise?Tuta
Aunque el objetivo del vídeo es dejar a #WhatsApp en evidencia, también otorgo una parte no-despreciable del vídeo a #Signal, como la gran alternativa.
También nombro a #XMPP (vivo amenazado por la furia de @kyva), PERO:
Signal es el único "quita-y-pon" 🧩 que tenemos ahora mismo, para seguir conversando con **nuestros contactos telefónicos**, sin tener que ir preguntando a todo quisqui por su dirección.
Que ya los iremos metiendo en el saco federado, pero tú estate en Signal mientrastanto. 😉
Hice un vídeo para que puedas enviárselo a tus personas cercanas, explicando lo fácil que es dejar #WhatsApp, y por qué es importante hacerlo. 💬
fediverse.tv/w/35Lvufq1XW8ZVBT… (@ivangj@fediverse.tv)
También disponible en YouTube por si quieres evitar rozamientos 😅.
#SoftwareLibre #PeerTube #Chat #Signal #XMPP #DeltaChat #Matrix
